Watercress and Green Pea Soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- A pound of peas fresh or frozen
- 85g bag watercress
- A pint of vegetable stock
- nutmeg
- juice and zest of 1 lemon
- cream
- seasalt and fine white pepper
Method
- STEP 1Cook the peas first
- STEP 2Put the peas and watercress with a small amount of the stock in the food processor and whizz
- STEP 3Put the peas and watercress mix in a saucepan and add the rest of the ingredients seasoning for taste
- STEP 4Heat gently and then before serving add the cream, again the amount to your taste
- STEP 5Keep tasting until it tastes how you want it to be. Do not add too much watercress - it is a bitter strong flavoured herb and could overpower the delicate taste of the peas